After being laughed off in 2022, the idea of the metaverse is coming back thanks to improvements in AR, VR, and AI. Not only that, but some new chatbots on Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are concerning.

In this episode, we are joined by digital technology writer Ian Harber to make sense of all these changes. We focus especially on Mark Zuckerberg's latest announcements and products only available in the past week. How should the church respond? What is real? And just how good or bad are these new AI Chatbots?

Ian Harber: https://substack.com/@ianharber, https://twitter.com/ianharber

0:00 - Intro

10:15 - Fast-Paced Change

17:25 - When Will The Metaverse & Metachurch Arrive?

31:52 - Recreate A Dead Relative? What is real?

38:12 - Meta Chatbot Deepdive

Links:

Ian's Deconstruction Story

How To Prepare For The Metaverse

Destroyer of The Gods by Larry Hurtado

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